News [BREAKING] Consequences of last night's massive attack against Mozambican forces by !S-C(A)P thugs

[Asgard3]

 

[Asgard3]

These attacks during the past 3 days come after SADC's defeat and the consequent withdrawal of their forces from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. Disturbing developments.

 

[mukluk]

some nice lootz there

 

[starcrapoo]

you do realize no one in the west cares about some jungle conflict in sub saharan africa right?

 

[solblue]

How did Isil even make it that far. They’re expanding in the wrong direction

 

[Asgard3]

you do realize no one in the west cares about some jungle conflict in sub saharan africa right?

Mozambique has an important hub for gas exploitation on the northern region. Cabo Delgado's insurgency definitely affects multinational operations on the site.

 

[Asgard3]

How did Isil even make it that far. They’re expanding in the wrong direction

Western focus shifting away from containing !S and AQ threats. Inaptitude from local regimes (or proxy groups like American-funded SDF) to counter their clandestine networks. This is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Cnidoblastos]

Nice weapons

 

[nvrbegan]

Hasn't this been going on for ten years now?

 

[Asgard3]

Hasn't this been going on for ten years now?

Since late 2016, but they didn't manage to seize Mocímboa do Praia until 2019/2020 (with the strength of a few hundred fighters stationed in Cabo Delgado, approximately). Now, their numbers are on the thousands, more or less.